Political Candidates Profile For Public Assessment (PCPPA)

Biographical & Educational Background

Place of Birth:
• Texas General Hospital

Ethnicity:

• • 3rd generation Irish-American (maternal), 2nd generation Italian-American (paternal)

Languages Spoken:

• • Spanish, English

Education History:

• • Yale University, B.A. Political Science (Magna Cum Laude, 2004)
Truman Scholar
Editor, Yale Political Quarterly
• • Stanford Law School (Juris Doctor, 2007)
President, Stanford Law Review
Recipient of the Gerald Gunther Prize for Constitutional Law

Judicial Clerkship

• • Clerk to Hon. Sonia Ramirez, 9th Circuit (2007-2008): Authored 12 published opinions on environmental regulations
• • Clerk to Justice Elena Kagan (2008-2009): Specialized in First Amendment cases

Early Career

• • Assistant U.S. Attorney, Northern District of CA (2011-2015)
Prosecuted 28 white-collar crime cases (96% conviction rate)
Led anti-human trafficking task force